Went out to the garage at 11:30 to try the propane method, worked great.
Heated the pipe from the outside for quite a while and complete coverage with the torch. Then used a wooden mallet to tap the pipe. Man, the chunks that came out were huge. Did the same thing with the silencer innards. WOW!
A little background: I had tried to clean the stock pipe back in February when I did the top end and thought I had (oven cleaner) I used an 18" screwdriver and tried to scrape the carbon out. Back then I knew I did not get it all. Looking at the silencer inlet today I could see that restriction from carbon was down to less than a dime, pipe ID is about a quarter in size. The propane torch worked perfect for hardening and releasing the build-up.
Repacked the silencer
Changed the oil
Changed the air filter, refreshed the old one
Adjusted the chain
Man, I'm set to ride! :yeehaw:
Heated the pipe from the outside for quite a while and complete coverage with the torch. Then used a wooden mallet to tap the pipe. Man, the chunks that came out were huge. Did the same thing with the silencer innards. WOW!
A little background: I had tried to clean the stock pipe back in February when I did the top end and thought I had (oven cleaner) I used an 18" screwdriver and tried to scrape the carbon out. Back then I knew I did not get it all. Looking at the silencer inlet today I could see that restriction from carbon was down to less than a dime, pipe ID is about a quarter in size. The propane torch worked perfect for hardening and releasing the build-up.
Repacked the silencer
Changed the oil
Changed the air filter, refreshed the old one
Adjusted the chain
Man, I'm set to ride! :yeehaw:
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